Softening the Borders

The
borders between images and text are typically characterized by sharp
lines and corners. These borders strictly separate "writing space" from
"visual space," carving up Web pages into these distinct zones that have
nothing to do with differences in meaning.

An alterative is to use "borderless" images like the "Winter
Welcome"
Guy above. You can also put images
into text like this to create headings that operate in both writing
space and visual space simultaneously.